Drinking very cold water makes you fat??
By mycharm88
@mycharm88 (2288)
Philippines
February 4, 2008 2:23am CST
Hey guys! Good day everyone!!c",)
I heard from friends that drinking very cold water after eating makes us fat. And it's unhealthy because the cold water freezes the fat from the food we take and that would stick to our intestines and would cause health problems. They recommend drinking clean tap water or mineral water.. One friend say to drink hot water after eating for proper food digestion. I love drinking cold water but if this were true, i would definitely not drink cold beverages anymore...
Do share your views friends? Do you agree or are these facts about cold water? Thanks in advance...
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31 responses
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
Heard this from my friend, she said it's from an emial... And she believed this, but i was a little confused so i decided to post this. Do you believe this dear?
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@ethanmama (1745)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
This has been widely circulated through forwarded emails and text messages. I felt that it did not have any scientific basis, hence I checked it out at snopes.com . Sure enough, it's false. Here's the link: http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/coldwater.asp
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 Feb 08
Thank you very much. I did not believe this either in the least. Thanks.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
Hello there, i must agree with grandpabob, Thank you for posting the link and it's all clear now c",) I love drinking cold water and no plan of changing that. TC
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@rangics (1334)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
I've heard that from friends too a long time ago and I've been unconsciously following it up to this day. What I just noticed pal is that, whenever I drunk luke warm water after eating, I don't feel bloated at all compared to drinking a cold one. I guess it helps?. ;)
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
Yup, i feel that one too that is why I don't drink very cold water... thanks for sharing that dear c",)
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
5 Feb 08
LOL.. Food is not like humans, once food is in your stomach, they will be digested in the intestines and cold water definitely wun have any freezing effects on your food, my fren.. hehe.. Food only stays in the intestines when it's not digested or u din chew your food properly b4 swallowing and it causes indigestion instead.. So it wun make u fat :)
Drinking of hot water or hot tea after eating is good because tea contains some minerals which helps to digest the food :) hehe
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
I believe you my friend and thanks for the explaination. I was confused when i heard that from a friend, but it's all clear now. Thank you so much dear c",)
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@sakuramitchie028 (64)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
I'm not sure if its true but I remember my friend mentioned that drinking cold water makes you fat. I'll try and research on that one.
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
ok, pls. share if you have found the answers? Thanks dear c",)
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@sakuramitchie028 (64)
• Philippines
7 Feb 08
I tried to research on that but I did not found anything. What I always read is water is good for your health.
- improves your energy
- improves your mental and physical performance
- keeps your skin healthy ang glowing
- helps proper digestion
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
4 Feb 08
For sure drinking hot tea is helping you to digest food better....so you can have less chance to deposit fat.
It is not true that cold water is making you fat.
Drinking soda after meal is making you fat.
If you drink soda after eating meat, you have soap in your stomach....
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
Yup i do agree on that, soda does make us fat... I am putting soda out in my diet for i'm trying to loose weight.lolc",) Thanks for the info dear.tc
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
4 Feb 08
I've never heard of this. Where did this person get this information from? Show me the proof. HAHAHAHA! I dont believe it for a minute actually. I drink cold water and I'm not fat.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
5 Feb 08
Hi Granpabob c",) i was a little confused but i'm sure that it's not true...lol!Thanks for responding granpa c",)
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@maxsee212 (799)
• United States
10 Feb 08
i think this is stupid because unless you're drinking that has some calories in it like fruit juice or something, you will not get fat. drinking water cold water is the same thing as drinking warm water. water, whether hot or cold has no calories so it can't make u fat. i agree that you might gain wait but as long as u perspire or excrete the water that you drink, you would be back in normal weight.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
11 Feb 08
I do believe that drinking hot beverages are good for you, because it would flush out the fat faster. That is the only thing that it would do, not that it would cure us of any other diseases. You have to do the research, though, and not rely on anyone else's superstition. And it would be what the water contains. Certainly if the water were boiled and it is cooled off just a bit to be warm, it is free of any germs and that could be a factor.
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@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
Even if it is true I'll still be drinking cold water, because our country is at the equator and it can get very hot so we don't have much choice.
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
I understand that my friend, drinking cold water is so refreshing specially on hot summer days. So it's ok c",) you take care my friend.
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@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
Hello dear c",) I am gaining weight too it's because of the food intake i'm sure and my metabolism. I don't blame it to the cold water that i drink.lol! Now i'm trying to loose weight, i do exercise and cut carb intake...
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@laurika (4532)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Wow, that is interesting and i hear this for first time. Actually i hear that when you drink cold water, you are burning fat , because your body nned to warm this cold water to temperature of your body and in this proces , your body is burning calories. but now when you come with this information i have no idea, which one is right, but I guess none of that. I don't think either cold water or warm water has suuch big influence on us and can couse you to be fat or skinny.
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
I really think so too. I believe it's the food that we eat and too much fat in our food makes us fat and of course slow metabolism.c",) Thanks for responding dear.
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@cifirretsbol (160)
• United States
4 Feb 08
cold water may not make you fat but it certainly can be a shock to your system. i've known people who felt like they were overheating and then downed a glass of ice water to cool off - only to have their body immediately reject the water and vomit it up. so while it may not have anything to do with weight loss, drinking room temperature water still seems to be the best option for your body.
@mycharm88 (2288)
• Philippines
6 Feb 08
That is very true my friend and i do agree, i don't drink very cold water now... but i still do eat ice cream and smoothies c",)thanks for sharing that here my friend c",) tc always
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@fianne (1057)
• United States
5 Feb 08
sheesh... where did it come from? as we all know, water is a solvent and our body is on a negative pressure. somehow, if you drink cold water, it will just go be spread up to cleanse our body. how will it freeze the fats in our body since that cold water will eventually be drawn to a warm one because of the temperature and presuure of our body. wow, so if you drink anything cold especially when you just ate, it will freeze your fats? duhh...
anyway, have you ever had a cold urine because you drank cold water? nope, right? that's a simple rationale and example behind.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Wow, my understanding is that drinking cold water will help burn calories since your body must burn calories to warm up after drinking cold water.
I personally would not go along with the cold water solidifes fat -- the acid in your stomach and the bacteria in your intestine will take care of it.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
5 Feb 08
Umm I drink a lot of cold water after eating something hot and I don't think its made me fat LOL i blame the fat buildup on other bad foods that I've eaten. I have never heard that statement before.
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@slothgurl (569)
• Enumclaw, Washington
5 Feb 08
The only thing drinking cold water does, is make your body work harder to heat it up to body temperature. So if you ate a meal, then drank cold water, instead of digesting food your body would be busy heating up the water, so it would slow down the digestive process.
That is why on hot days, or after a work out, you should drink room temperature, or body temperature water. That way your body stays hydrated, but doesn't spend any extra energy to heat up the cold water.
Water no matter what temperature, doesn't make you fat.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
7 Feb 08
It does sound like a true statement however I'm not sure to say that it is. I wonder where we can look to see if it is true or not. It would be really something to find out for sure.
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@jhl930 (3601)
• United States
5 Feb 08
I dont really think that can be true because whenever you eat something it starts digesting right away from what I have heard before...and as far as the cold water freezing the food...I think that your body is suppose to be at a certain temp. at all times anyway I think I have heard something about ninty eight degrees and something not sure about that but it sounds right...so I dont think that that can be true because once the cold water hits its going to warm the water up...so I would say that it isnt true
